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Kate M. Haus, 93, of Paramus, N.J., formerly of Covington, died Tuesday at Valley Hospital, Ridgewood, N.J. She was an assembly worker with K. D. Lamp Co., Cincinnati, and a member of Hickory Grove Baptist Church, Independence. Her husband, Joseph Haus, died in 1981.
Survivors include a son, Howard Welch of Paramus, N.J.; sisters, Gladys Halderman of Latonia, Louise Oliver of Indepen dence and Viola Jump of Mount Zion; and brothers, Louis Setters of Anaheim, Calif., and Howard Setters of Mount Gilead, Ohio.
Services were at 10 a.m. today at Hickory Grove Baptist Church. Burial was in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to Hickory Grove Baptist Church Memorial Fund, 11969 Taylor Mill Road, Independence, Ky. 41051. Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Independence, is handling arrangements.
Announced on: 01-29-1999
Mariellen Garges Hobbs, 76, of Erlanger, died at 3:10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was owner of Mariellen's Food Shop in Elsmere, a former clerk with the McAlpin's department store in Crestview Hills, and a member of St. Henry Church, Elsmere, and Erlanger Lions Women's Auxiliary. Her husband, James L. Hobbs, died in 1973.
Survivors include sons, Timothy M. Hobbs of Fort Wright and David A. Hobbs of Fort Mitchell; a daughter, Marianne Hobbs of Erlanger; and four grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger. Visitation will be from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 7730 U. S. 42, Suite C6, Florence, Ky. 41042; or American Diabetes. Association, 8899 Brookside Ave., West Chester, Ohio 45069.
Announced on: 01-29-1999
Mary G. 'Sis' Tepe Hunt, 72, of Sacramento, Calif., formerly of Latonia, died Dec. 1 in Sacramento. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include a son, David Hunt of Sacramento; a daughter, Mariellen Coupee of San Ramon, Calif.; two grandchildren and one great-grandchildren.
Services will be at noon Saturday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Hebron.
Announced on: 01-29-1999
Minnie Hurst, 81, of Butler, died Wednesday at River Valley Nursing Home, Butler. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Clarence Hurst, died in 1993. Daughters, Linda Hurst and Clara Hurst, also preceded her in death.
Survivors include sons, Ted Hurst and David Hurst, both of Butler, Donnie Hurst of Crittenden, Gene Hurst of Cocoa Beach, Fla., and Gary Hurst of Hamilton, Ohio; daughters, Louise Borucki of Birmingham, Mich., Janet Raftice of Dry Ridge and Getty Guttridge of Falmouth; a sister, Myrtle Day of Newport; and several grandchildren.
Services were Thursday at Mount Moriah Cemetery, Pendleton County. Woodhead Funeral Home, Falmouth, handled arrangements.
Announced on: 01-29-1999
Helen J. Feder Kennedy, 65, of Amelia, Ohio, formerly of Latonia, died at 1:05 p.m. Tuesday at University Hospital, Cincinnati. She was a homemaker and a member of Holy Cross Church, Latonia.
Survivors include her husband, David Eugene Kennedy; sons, David K. Kennedy of Cincinnati and Neal K. Kennedy of Amelia, Ohio; daughters, Meghan Kennedy Rosenfeld of Northbrook, Ill., and Keavy Kennedy of Cincinnati; sisters, Marcella Hageman and Sister Martha Feder, both of Villa Hills; and one granddaughter.
Private services will be at the convenience of the family. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia, is handling arrangements.
Announced on: 01-29-1999
Leonard Joseph Kramer, 90, of Elsmere, died Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. He was a fireman and security guard with the federal government depot in Sharonville, Ohio, a member of Elsmere Church of Christ and an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Rena Adams Kramer; stepsons, Emmett Buckley of Erlanger and Howard Buckley of Elsmere; a stepdaughter, Marie Mullins of Elsmere; sisters, Josephine Kramer of Elsmere, Mary Kramer and Elizabeth Mohr, both of Brooksville, Fla.; 10 step-grandchildren, 16 step-great-grandchildren and two step-great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to Elsmere Church of Christ, 124 Carlisle Ave., Elsmere, Ky. 41018.
Announced on: 01-29-1999
Dorothy Elizabeth Marksberry, 75, of Florence, died Wednesday at St. Luke Hospital West in Florence. She was a homemaker and an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include her husband, Estle Marksberry; sons, Bill Marksberry of Erlanger, Rick Marksberry and Todd Marksberry, both of Elsmere; seven grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Services will be at noon Monday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Monday. Burial will be in Warsaw Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 7730 U. S. 42, Suite C6, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Announced on: 01-29-1999
Eugene 'Obie' Oberding, 88, of Fort Thomas, died Wednesday at St. Luke Hospital East in Fort Thomas. He was a retired ironworker, a past president of Bridge and Structural and Ornamental Ironworkers Union Local No. 44 in Cincinnati, and a Coast Guard veteran.
Survivors include sons, Eugene Oberding of Jacksonville, Fla., and Leroy Oberding of Fort Thomas; a daughter, Norma Waechter of Edgewood; 10 grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 7730 U. S. 42, Suite C6, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Announced on: 01-29-1999
Gertrude Snow Osburne, 79, of Carrollton, died Wednesday at Green Valley Health Care Center in Carrollton. She was a retired cook with Cooper's Restaurant, Carrollton, and a member of Sanders Baptist Church.
Survivors include daughters, Winnie Sutton of Erlanger, Eva Harmon and Diane Noble, both of Carrollton, Stacey Trapp of Burlington and Leshia Osburne of Worthville; sons, Stanley Snow of Owenton, Larry Snow of Taylor Mill, Greg Snow of Ghent and Bill Osburne of Florence; sisters, Winnie Sanders of Green Cove Springs, Fla., and Mary Ruth Littrell of Independence; a brother, Clyde Bickers of Madison, Ind.; 32 grandchildren, 31 great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Tandy-Eckler-Riley Funeral Home, Carrollton. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Ghent Masonic Cemetery.
Announced on: 01-29-1999
Charlene G. Pfeffer, 70, of Cincinnati, formerly of Ludlow, died Wednesday at Miami Haven Nursing Home, Cincinnati. She was a member of Miamitown, Ohio, Church of Christ.
Survivors include a son, Phillip Merrill of Cincinnati; a daughter, Paula Hill of Los Angeles; a brother, Vincent Pfeffer of Blue Springs, Mo., and Harry Pfeffer of St. Joseph, Mo.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Cremation will be at Baxter Cremation Co., Cincinnati. Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow, is handling arrangements.
Announced on: 01-29-1999
John Elmer Schaefer, 85, of Florence, died Thursday at Lakeside Place Nursing Home, Highland Heights. He was a drafting engineer with General Electric in Cincinnati, a former Florence city councilman from 1962-67, and a member of the Boone County Planning and Zoning Commission from 1968-75. He was a member of St. Paul Church in Florence, and an Army Air Corps veteran of World War II. His wife, Mary Thornton Schaefer, died in 1993.
Survivors include a sister, Vera Rechtin of Highland Heights; and a brother, Leroy Schaefer of Dayton.
Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Burial will be in Florence Cemetery.
Announced on: 01-29-1999
Pauline Smith, 77, of Cynthiana, died Wednesday at her home. She was a homemaker and a member of Oakwood Baptist Church, Cynthiana. Her husband, K. B. Smith, and a son, Kurnice Gene Smith, preceded her in death.
Survivors include sons, C. B. Smith of Lexington, Woodie W. Smith of Falmouth and Billy Ray Smith of Paris; daughters, Shirley Galloway of Falmouth and Mary Frances Davis of Fort Myers, Fla.; six grandchildren and one great-grandson.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Whaley-McCarty Funeral Home, Cynthiana. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Battle Grove Cemetery, Cynthiana. Memorials are suggested to Oakwood Baptist Church, Cynthiana, Ky. 41031.
Announced on: 01-29-1999
James H. Stapleton, 78, of Erlanger, died Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. He was a retired driver with United Parcel Service and an employee of Pilot Home Center in Fort Mitchell. He was a member of Scottish Rite, the Robert Burns Masonic Lodge, Eastern Star Emera Chapter, the Rangers Association, the TR5's and Good Sam Angels camping clubs, and a former square dancer and round dancer. He was a veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Ruth Stapleton; and a sister, Virginia Stapleton of Erlanger.
Services will be at noon Saturday at St. John United Church of Christ, Newport. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Saturday. Entombment will be in Floral Hills Mausoleum, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to American Lung Association, 11113 Kenwood Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45242; Disabled American Veterans, 3725 Alexandria Pike, Cold Spring, Ky. 41076; Retired Men's Club of St. John United Church of Christ, Park Ave. and Nelson Place, Newport, Ky. 41071; the Veterans of Foreign Wars post of the donor's choice; or the Retired Men's Club of Fort Thomas. Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger, is handling arrangements.
Announced on: 01-29-1999
Loren Swisher, 84, of Crescent Springs, died Thursday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
Arrangements are pending at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Covington.
Announced on: 01-29-1999
H. Clyde Utter, 85, of California, died Wednesday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. He was a retired mechanic with Neltner Oil Co. in Newport and Kentucky Motors, Covington. He was a member of Carthage Church of the Nazarene, American Association of Retired Persons, Sun Valley Senior Citizens; a former vice president of Campbell County Farm Bureau; and a former member of the board of directors fo the Campbell County Southern States Co-op.
Survivors include his wife, Pauline McCormick Utter.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Carthage Church of the Nazarene. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Alexandria Funeral Home. Burial will be in Mount Gilead Cemetery, California. Memorials are suggested to Carthage Church of the Nazarene Memorial Fund, Route 1, Box 38, California, Ky. 41007.
Announced on: 01-29-1999
Loren Swisher believed in helping the less fortunate
Loren F. 'Pop' Swisher was a man of gentle determination who backed up his love of people with action.
In a recent newspaper interview, he said, 'I just think that helping people is one of the things God told us to do. And I don't think he was kidding.'
Mr. Swisher, 84, of Crescent Springs, one of the founders and a longtime champion of Northern Kentucky Habitat for Humanity, died at 4:12 p.m. Thursday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South in Edgewood.
Mr. Swisher spent most of his business life working for B/G Foods. He started as a young man learning how to make sandwiches at the B/G restaurant in downtown Cincinnati and ended up managing Cincinnati restaurants and being operations manager for B/G Foods in Chicago.
'He always respected other people's feelings,' said his wife, Frances J. Swisher. 'Everybody who worked for him loved him.'
After he retired from B/G, he opened the Pick & Take Carryout on the first floor of the Chicago Tribune building and ran it for four years before retiring in 1978 and moving back to his home in Greater Cincinnati.
Mr. Swisher's brother was active in Cincinnati's Habitat for Humanity group; so, when a group of volunteers decided to establish the organization in Northern Kentucky, Mr. Swisher joined the effort.
'Starting something new is not easy,' Mrs. Swisher said. 'You have to convince people that something is worth spending their time and spending their money on. You need people who can talk.'
Mr. Swisher talked in churches, schools and business meetings, spreading Habitat's message about the importance of helping low-income families own their own homes. He organized in board meetings and then showed up at job sites, ready to pitch in where he was needed.
One of his last major projects was to spearhead the fund-raising campaign to renovate a run-down former bar into a warehouse for Habitat materials, said Vicky Nicolaci, president of Northern Kentucky Habitat for Humanity.
'He contacted all his friends, associates and acquaintances to raise funds to work on our warehouse,' she said.
Through his efforts the building has a new roof and re built walls. Other work is still in progress.
Mr. Swisher served as a deacon, an elder and a Sunday school teacher at Madison Avenue Christian Church in Covington and had worked as a public relations director for the American Red Cross and United Way.
He was a past chairman of the Chicago Area Restaurant Association and a member of Cincinnati and Chicago restaurant associations.
He was an Army veteran of World War II.
In addition to his wife, other survivors include a son, David Swisher of Cincinnati; a daughter, Carol Jo Metivier of Crystal Lake, Ill.; brothers, Robert Swisher of Atlanta, Jack Swisher of Fort Thomas and Donald Swisher of Denver; a sister, Jean Reeves of Milford, Ohio; five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will begin at 11 a.m. Monday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate.
Memorials are suggested to Madison Avenue Christian Church Book of Remembrance, 1530 Madison Ave., Covington, Ky. 41014, or Northern Kentucky Habitat for Humanity, P.O. Box 548, Covington, Ky., 41012-0548.
Announced on: 01-30-1999
Rebecca 'Becky' Beckett, 25, of Norwood, Ohio, formerly of Covington, died at 8:29 p.m. Thursday at University Hospital in Cincinnati.
Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Taylor Mill, is handling arrangements.
Announced on: 01-30-1999
